«Øyehaug pretty much has to be the most original and best contemporary Norwegian writer. She effortlessly switches between styles and idiom, like a triathlete switches clothes. [...] Øyehaug writes tremendously beautiful classical short stories – but also more experimental ones, sometimes barely a page long.»Marnix Verplancke, De Morgen

«The 27 stories in Gunnhild Øyehaug's collection Knots are erotic, mysterious, awkward, precise. [...] Her stories are delicate yet resilient. No, her stories are delicately resilient. This is what makes them so ruthless and perfect. And imperfect, as well.»Kasia van Schaik, Los Angeles Review of Books

«Emotional and mental knots are as binding and problematic as physical ones in these surreal and memorable stories [...] No matter how experimental, the stories benefit from Øyehaug’s skill at creating fully realized characters. She treats these individuals with compassion, humor, and occasional severity—and they in turn ensure the stories in Knots are consistently surprising and memorable.»Victoria Patterson, ZYZZYVA

«In an offbeat collection from a Norwegian writer, small marvels enhance the ordinary. Replete with IKEA crises, uncuttable umbilical cords, and lewd eulogies, these stories will have you laughing at the strange way "the world has organized today for you.»O - The Oprah Magazine

«...none of these stories are straightforward or easy to forget. Knots is the work of an idiosyncratic master.»Hank Stephenson, Shelf Awareness

«The stories stand well on their own; a few have overlapping characters and storylines; read together, they give a sense of a strange community. I imagine a small town under a lot of snow, a bruised umbilical cord twisting through the streets, each inhabitant tied to it with an unbreakable knot.»Olga Zilberbourg, The Common

«Each of her stories are unique and told in a manner which provides the most impact in the least amount of words.[...] I am so happy this book found its way into my hands.»Feed My Biblio-diction